---identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1260.30"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "36 CFR § 1260.30 - What is the NDC?"title_number: 36title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"section_number: "1260.30"section_name: "What is the NDC?"chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"subchapter_number: "D"subchapter_name: "DECLASSIFICATION"part_number: "1260"part_name: "DECLASSIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Security Information,” 75 FR 733, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 412; 32 CFR Part 2001."regulatory_source: "76 FR 81828, Dec. 29, 2011, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "1260"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t36/s1260.30
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
National Archives and Records Administration
Authority
44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Securit... 44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Security Information,” 75 FR 733, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 412; 32 CFR Part 2001.
# 1260.30 What is the NDC?The National Declassification Center (NDC) is established within NARA to streamline declassification processes, facilitate quality-assurance measures, and implement standardized training for declassification of records determined to have permanent historical value.